long time; long interval; for quite some time
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
failure; mistake; blunder
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
injured person; wounded person
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
residing; living; dwelling
student (esp. a university student)
Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato; man from Kagoshima
... years old; age (of) ...
major subject; special study
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
unfortunately; regrettably
copycat criminal; copycat crime
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
at least; at most; (even) just
innocence; being not guilty